Scatter Crossbow

Scatter Crossbow quick verdict

Scatter Crossbow ranks #3 of 10 Crossbow weapons by measured DPS (90), which puts it in B tier on our tier list.

Scatter Crossbow is in the item loot pool of these areas. The share is its weight among all items that area can drop.

Where to find Scatter Crossbow

Area	Rec. level	Share of item drops
Howling Woods	6	3.3%
Rainy Plains	21	3.5%
Lullaby Hills	42	4.2%

Share = this item's weight ÷ the total weight of the area's item pool. Chests and bosses then roll rarity separately.

Per-shot damage, fire rate, ammo and charged-shot bonus, read from the game data.

Burst DPS assumes you fire as fast as the weapon allows until the ammo runs out; it excludes charged shots and enchantments.

Data from the Minecraft Dungeons II game files, build 1.1.3.0. How we source this

How Scatter Crossbow compares

Bars show where Scatter Crossbow sits among the 10 weapons of its class (Crossbow): a full bar beats them all.

Burst DPS

90

Shot damage

36

Time between shots

0.4 s

Ammo

12

Unique version: Harp Crossbow

Scatter Crossbow has a Unique version, Harp Crossbow: Grants a 60% chance to fire additional projectiles.

Harp CrossbowUnique

Half musical instrument, fully deadly weapon. The Harp Crossbow always hits the right note.

When Scatter Crossbow drops, the game rolls its rarity. A Unique roll turns it into Harp Crossbow.

Odds come from the game's rarity-chance table (bosses drop no Commons). Effect slots = random effects the rarity rolls; Unique adds its fixed effect.

11 random effects can roll on Scatter Crossbow, drawn from its archetype and element pools. Rare items get 1 effect, Special items 2. Values by tier:

Effects Scatter Crossbow can roll

Effect	Category	I	II	III
Bully	Attack	25%	35%	50%
Critical Edge	Attack	10%	20%	30%
Critical Hit	Attack	5%	10%	15%
Impact	Attack	10%	20%	30%
Knockback	Attack	15%	20%	30%
Looter	Utility	20%	40%	60%
Pack Leader	Attack	20%	25%	30%
Persistence	Attack	10%	15%	20%
Raider	Utility	1%	2%	3%
Reaper	Utility	25%	35%	45%
Shackler	Attack	10%	15%	25%

Enchantments for Scatter Crossbow

10 enchantments fit Scatter Crossbow's slot. Apply them with enchantment books at the Enchantsmith.

Projectile enchantments such as Chain Reaction, Piercing, Ricochet apply to every projectile: Scatter Crossbow fires 7.5 per second, #1 of 10 in its class.

Enchantments for Scatter Crossbow

Enchantment	Triggers on	At tier III
Chain Reaction	Projectiles	Projectiles have a 40% chance to spawn 8 additional projectiles.
Ender Mines	Final combo hit, Jump attack, Projectiles	Weapon attacks deploy 4 mines that explode in proximity to enemies or after a short time.
Healing Smite	Defeating an enemy	Defeating an enemy has a 50% chance to create a Regenerating well for allies.
Piercing	Projectiles	Projectiles can pierce up to 5 enemies.
Ricochet	Projectiles	Projectiles can bounce up to 3 times.
Shadowcloak	Defeating an enemy	Grants a 35% chance to enter Shadowcloaking when defeating enemies.
Shielding Smite	Defeating an enemy	Defeating an enemy has a 40% chance to create a Fortifying well for allies.
Swirling	Final combo hit, Jump attack, Projectiles	Swirl deals an additional 100% of weapon damage to nearby enemies.
Tempo Theft	Defeating an enemy	Grants a 50% chance to increase movement speed when defeating enemies.
Thundering	Dealing damage	Grants a 50% chance for 50% of weapon damage to spread as lightning damage.

Similar to Scatter Crossbow

Closest by numbers, weight class and archetype.

• Powerbow80Burst DPS40Shot damage12Ammo
• Longbow50Burst DPS25Shot damage12Ammo
• Crossbow40Burst DPS24Shot damage15Ammo
• Bow45Burst DPS18Shot damage15Ammo